EU funds South Sinai Regional Development Programme

The EU has provided 64 million euros in funding for the South Sinai Regional Development Programme (SSRDP). General Mohamed Hany Metwally, the governor of South Sinai, has announced that the SSRDP has committed all the planned funds for programme activities and projects, with 55.5 million euros contracted for strategic infrastructure and socio-economic development projects for South Sinai.

During an event in Sharm El-Sheikh on 12 June, General Mohamed Hany Metwally and Ambassador Klaus Ebermann, head of the Delegation of the European Commission in Egypt, and SSRDP head Khaled Abdel Hamid Metwally congratulated the people of South Sinai for the award of contracts for 195 projects over the next three and a half years. The programme has two components.

Component 1 involves the design and implementation of major infrastructure projects, for which 16 contracts have been signed and are being implemented. They include water supply for the villages of St Katherine and Wadi Feiran; wastewater system Improvements for El-Tur City and Wadi El-Tur; waste management systems for South Sinai; the supply of water tankers and tanks to rural communities near El Tur and Sharm El-Sheikh; the supply of boats, mooring systems, tracking and monitoring equipment; and sustainable tourism development planning for South Sinai.

Another 21.5 million euros have been contracted under Component 2 for high priority development sectors in the areas of social development, local economic development, cultural heritage, capacity building, public awareness, and environmental and sustainable development.